Lionel Messi's brother, Matias, who was found guilty of possessing an illegal firearm, has been handed a two-and-a-half-year suspended prison sentence.

The footballer's older brother, who was found with the illegal firearm in a blood-stained boat which he crashed in the Parana River, received a two-and-a-half year prison sentence on Thursday August 16th but instead of going to jail, he will undertake community service.

It was gathered that Lionel Messi's brother who was initially held under preventive arrest and later released while he recovered from a fractured jaw and other injuries in the Santa Fe province of Argentina, was handed the community service option through a deal with investigating prosecutors.

It also emerged that under Argentinian law, Messi’s brother could have be sentenced to up to eight and a half years in prison if convicted. The minimum prison sentence he could have face for an illegal firearms conviction, would be three and a half years according to local reports.

Matias’ lawyer Ignacio Carbone had also initially insisted he checked himself into hospital after injuring himself when he hit a sandbank - and has suggested the gun found on the boat could have been planted by cops.

Matias who has been linked with known criminals in the past, was held for 16 hours in a prison cell for in 2015 after officers found an an unlicensed 22-caliber gun in his car. He was also arrested in 2008 for allegedly having a loaded gun in his belt.

Matias is the middle brother in the Messi family, with Rodrigo aged 38 and Lionel aged 31. The trio also have a younger sister, 31, called Maria.  Matias and Rodrigo helped the Argentina international build up a huge passion for football by playing constantly together when they were younger.

Lionel Messi's brother alongside his mother, Celia María Cuccittini - helps manage the Barcelona forward's charitable organisation, the Leo Messi Foundation.

https://lailasnews.com/lionel-messis-brother-handed-two-and-a-half-year-suspended-prison-sentence/

see as he dey disgrace him lil brother upandan...mumu elder bro

THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

modified:why is everybody quoting me??

Smh

If it is Nigeria, the case may not be taken seriously since he is the brother of an influential personality.


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GOAT

Okay ooo but when is buhari coming back nah

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

Messi does not even know u exist.
Mumu keep hating. !!!!!

Na him sabi jawe

Alright.

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

Get well soon.

Who saw what I saw. Lionel Messi 31 and a younger sister 31.

Are you expecting him in your house.

packeging:
Okay ooo but when is buhari coming back nah

Na him brother use him glory.

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

keep hating ... Ode !!

How come messi and her sister are age mate?

can we now say messi is also in the league of those claiming football age?


but looking at messi, am not sure he can reduce his age, because he looks hes present age

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

The same hate will send you to an early grave

DeeJayMarvey:
Who saw what I saw. Lionel Messi 31 and a younger sister 31.

.. The news agency/bloggers are more focused on highlighting Messi... almost every paragraph has either Lionel Messi's brother, or Messi's elder brother, or Messi this Messi that...

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

As if Messi cares. Keep hating while Messi keeps making his money.

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

I don't know how old you are kid, but hating on legitimately successful people is the worst career move for anyone, especially when u don't have a career

Someone is earning 585,000 Euros every week, equivalent to 667,000 US Dollars, which is about 240 million naira weekly for just playing once or twice in a week and even on leave. And currently the highest paid footballer on earth.

You proudly opened nairaland on your tecno phone to type this nonsense for public view. Well, you sound young.
I stopped arguing with people on nairaland the day I found out a fool I was trying to convince was in SS1

Why is Messi and his brother playing with prison
Messi started with tax evasion, now is brother

Messi and Ronaldo has something in common

1)tax evasion
2)ballon d'or
3)all the above

OfficialDad:

Oga, howfar? Where've you been to?

See as the stoopid op just Dey stress "messi'S brother" "messi'S brother" upandan, like he's tryna suffocate us with it..if u no put messi'S brother only but once, we no go know say Na him brother again.

Bad belle everywia.
This news is old by the way...

So is lionel messi his brother? why una wan join the goat with news wey go dent am?

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

bad belle.... Upgrade your I.q

miracood:
THE HATE I HAVE FOR MESSI CANT BE DESCRIBED.

Sign of depression

Lionel messi 31 and younger sister also 31 are they twins or were born the same year?

jakeFrost:
The same hate will send you to an early grave

Well said

With a brother like Messi, what was he doing with a gun Why not start a legit business and make money or name for your self

Chai! na so Messi career take end.

Sai Ronaldo